Chapter Summaries

Shen Tianchen negotiated with the three family patriarchs and proposed that their families unite under a powerful backer to resist the Elephant Armored Sect. After he and Dugu Bo left, the patriarchs considered their options and concluded they should try to win Shen Tianchen over.

• Shen Tianchen offered to ask Dugu Bo to mediate with the Elephant Armored Sect, then warned the patriarchs that temporary protection would not solve their underlying problem.
• Dugu Bo appeared in the dining hall, and Huo Lie, Feng Changlin, and Shui Wuyue realized Shen Tianchen had the support of a Titled Douluo.
• Shen Tianchen proposed that the three families combine into one force and secure a powerful backer, but Huo Lie explained that they had failed to oppose the Elephant Armored Sect before.
• Shen Tianchen declined to press the patriarchs for allegiance and left with Dugu Bo, telling them to discuss the proposal among themselves.
• Shui Wuyue and Huo Lie agreed that their families needed a backer and decided Shen Tianchen was their best path to Dugu Bo.

Shen Tianchen returned to Heaven Dou Royal Academy and continued assembling a team for the Spirit Master Tournament, while Qin Ming planned to bring the Imperial Dou First Team to visit Shrek Academy. The academy’s second team gained support and training space, and Shen Tianchen waited for two former companions from Spirit Hall Junior Academy to join them.

• On their way back, Shen Tianchen invited Dugu Bo to help build a new power, and Dugu Bo agreed to work with him for a few years before entrusting Yan Yan and the Dugu family’s descendants to him.
• At the Great Soul Arena in Stuart City, Qin Ming saw Yu Tianheng and the others growing arrogant after easy victories, and he planned to take the Imperial Dou First Team to Shrek Academy in Suotuo City.
• Meng Shenji and the other Education Committee members checked on Feng Xiaotian, Huo Wu, and their companions, promised to seek more resources for them, and agreed to provide a larger training ground.
• Zhou Qi told Shen Tianchen’s group that they needed two more members, but Shen Tianchen rejected Feng Xiaotian’s suggestion to recruit from Godwind Academy and Blazing Academy.
• Shen Tianchen explained that he had already written to invite two former companions from Spirit Hall Junior Academy to join the team.

Shen Tianchen accepted Ning Fengzhi’s five million Gold Soul Coins and reunited with Ning Rongrong, who had returned to the team. After several days of training, Qianjun Douluo arrived at Shen Tianchen’s residence and sealed the house with a Soul Power barrier.

• Shen Tianchen arranged spirit-duel pairs with Feng Xiaotian, Huo Wushuang, and Huo Wu before Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect disciples summoned him to meet Ning Fengzhi.
• Ning Fengzhi thanked Shen Tianchen for helping Ning Rongrong evolve her Martial Soul, gave him five million Gold Soul Coins, and asked whether he could introduce him to Spirit Hall’s higher-ups.
• Ning Rongrong rejoined the group at level thirty-four, and Shen Tianchen paired her with Huo Wushuang for team training at the Great Soul Arena.
• Qian Daoliu approved Qianjun Douluo’s request to visit Heaven Dou City after receiving Xue Qinghe’s letter about immortal herbs.
• Shen Tianchen and Zhou Qi trained the team for several days, improving their coordination and developing a five-person training regimen.
• Qianjun Douluo appeared at Shen Tianchen’s residence, greeted Dugu Bo, and sealed the house with a Soul Power barrier.

Qianjun Douluo visited Shen Tianchen, bringing him a cultivation technique and rewards from the Grand Elder while learning about his progress and plans. Shen Tianchen left the conversation with Spirit Hall’s support for his tournament assignment and possible future influence.

• Qianjun Douluo praised Shen Tianchen for winning over Dugu Bo, gave him the Disorder Splitting Wind Hammer, and accepted the immortal herbs Shen Tianchen had selected for the elders.
• Shen Tianchen explained how he had found the immortal herbs, and Qianjun Douluo gave him an Angel Token from the Grand Elder and a Papal Edict of his own.
• Shen Tianchen showed Qianjun Douluo his six spirit rings, including his Hundred-Thousand-Year Fifth Spirit Ring, and explained how he had obtained it.
• Shen Tianchen told Qianjun Douluo that Ning Fengzhi seemed interested in cooperating with Spirit Hall and admitted he was considering establishing a sect.
• Qingluan Douluo questioned Shen Tianchen about his plans, and Qianjun Douluo said the Spirit Master Tournament was his assignment before departing.

Qianjun Douluo arrived at the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect to discuss cooperation with Ning Fengzhi, after demonstrating the Worship Hall’s strength in a spar with Chen Xin. Ning Fengzhi offered supplies and support in exchange for protection, and Qianjun Douluo agreed to take the request back to the other Elders.

• Qianjun Douluo secretly entered the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect and searched for Ning Fengzhi.
• Chen Xin sensed Qianjun Douluo, and the two sparred while Gu Rong shielded the sect from their battle.
• Qianjun Douluo gained the upper hand in their limited exchange, though neither Douluo fought to kill.
• Qianjun Douluo explained that he had come to discuss cooperation with the Worship Hall.
• Ning Fengzhi offered supplies and other assistance in exchange for the Worship Hall’s protection of the sect’s businesses.
• Qianjun Douluo said he would report Ning Fengzhi’s request to the other Elders, leaving the sect waiting for their decision.

Qian Daoliu and the consecrated members discussed Ning Fengzhi’s offer to cooperate and agreed to consider supporting the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect against Bibi Dong. Golden Crocodile Douluo took an immortal herb to Jin Yuling, hoping to improve his granddaughter’s talent.

• Qianjun Douluo reported Ning Fengzhi’s proposal, and Qian Daoliu and the others discussed its political implications and decided not to rush negotiations.
• Qianjun Douluo distributed Shen Tianchen’s immortal herbs, and the consecrated members went to secluded chambers to absorb them.
• Golden Crocodile Douluo hesitated over receiving the Earth Dragon Golden Melon, but Qian Daoliu encouraged him to use the opportunity for the younger generation.
• Golden Crocodile Douluo went to Spirit Hall Academy to give Jin Yuling an immortal herb and make amends for having kept her family identity secret.
• Golden Crocodile Douluo ordered Jin Yuting to call Jin Yuling to him, telling his son to educate her properly once her talent improved.

Jin Yuling absorbed the Earth Dragon Golden Melon and evolved her Martial Soul into a Golden Dragon Crocodile, restoring her bond with Jin Yuting and Golden Crocodile Douluo. Shen Tianchen then gave Feng Xiaotian the Disorder Splitting Wind Hammer method, and Feng Xiaotian began preparing for seclusion.

• Jin Yuting found Jin Yuling studying in the academy library and revealed that she and her grandfather no longer needed to pretend to be strangers.
• Jin Yuting brought Jin Yuling to Golden Crocodile Douluo, who gave her the Earth Dragon Golden Melon to improve her Martial Soul and cultivation aptitude.
• Jin Yuling absorbed the herb, evolved her Martial Soul into a Golden Dragon Crocodile, and reached Rank Thirty-Seven Soul Power.
• Golden Crocodile Douluo resolved to support Shen Tianchen in gratitude for helping Jin Yuling.
• Shen Tianchen gave Feng Xiaotian the Disorder Splitting Wind Hammer method and warned him to keep it secret.
• Feng Xiaotian asked Teacher Zhou for leave to enter seclusion, and Zhou Qi approved it.

Shen Tianchen’s letter gave Li Ping and Chen Wei the choice to leave Spirit Hall Academy and join him, while the Imperial Dou First Team arrived in Suotuo City and Qin Ming investigated Shrek Academy. The chapter ended with Qin Ming considering recruiting Shen Tianchen and Ning Rongrong for Shrek, unaware that the Second Team was already gaining standing and had two members on their way.

• Jin Yuting delivered Shen Tianchen’s letter to Li Ping and Chen Wei, who struggled to choose between Spirit Hall Academy’s security and joining their friend.
• Li Ping and Chen Wei consulted Jin Yuting, then withdrew from Spirit Hall Academy and began packing to leave.
• Qin Ming and the Imperial Dou First Team arrived in Suotuo City, where Osler and Yu Feng boasted about their team while Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling recognized their overconfidence.
• Qin Ming gathered information on Shrek Academy and learned that its six regular students had won all six of their team matches.
• Qin Ming considered asking Heaven Dou Royal Academy’s education committee to give Shrek a tournament slot and bringing Shen Tianchen and Ning Rongrong onto its team.

Shrek Academy struggled to find a seventh team member but still won its match and extended its streak to seven. After Mad Dou Team warned them about Imperial Dou Team, Tang San welcomed the challenge while Yu Xiaogang doubted Shrek could win.

• Yu Xiaogang and Flender failed to find a suitable seventh member, while Dai Mubai and Ma Hongjun discussed Shen Tianchen and Ning Rongrong's absence.
• Ma Hongjun offered to find a substitute, and Yu Xiaogang approved his plan to recruit one of Ma Hongjun's acquaintances.
• Shrek Team won its match and achieved a seven-match winning streak.
• Shrek Team encountered the battered Mad Dou Team, and Kuang Xi warned them that Imperial Dou Team had crushed his team.
• Tang San welcomed the prospect of facing Imperial Dou Team, but Yu Xiaogang suspected the team was too powerful for Shrek to defeat.

Qin Ming arranged a team battle between the Imperial Dou Team and Shrek Team, and Tang San persuaded his teachers to accept. Both teams prepared for the match, with the Imperial Dou Team underestimating Shrek while Yu Xiaogang encouraged Tang San not to hold back against Yu Tianheng.

• Qin Ming arranged for the Great Spirit Arena to invite Shrek Team to battle the Imperial Dou Team, hoping to meet his former teachers and test his junior brothers and sisters.
• Flender initially refused, but Tang San argued that the match would prepare Shrek for the Spirit Master Tournament and persuaded Yu Xiaogang and Flender to accept.
• The arena manager offered Shrek eight thousand Gold Soul Coins to compete and sixteen thousand if they won, then scheduled the battle for the following day.
• Qin Ming gave the Imperial Dou Team Shrek's member information and warned them not to underestimate their opponents, while telling Dugu Yan not to use her Third Spirit Ability.
• Osler, Yu Tianheng, and several teammates dismissed Shrek as weak, while Dugu Yan urged them to follow Qin Ming's warning.
• Worried that his hidden weapons might badly injure Yu Tianheng, Tang San received Yu Xiaogang's encouragement to give the match his all without holding back.

Tang San's fury erupted after Xiao Wu was injured during Shrek's battle with the Imperial Dou Team, and he used hidden weapons to overwhelm his opponents. After Dugu Yan conceded defeat, Tang San still threatened Ye Lingling and demanded that she heal Xiao Wu, leaving Flender and Dugu Yan trying to stop him.

• The Imperial Dou Team dominated Shrek's Six Devils with stronger Soul Power, tight teamwork, and Ye Lingling's healing, while Xiao Wu was knocked unconscious and Shrek lost Ma Hongjun, Lin Tao, and Oscar.
• Enraged by Xiao Wu's injury, Tang San attacked the Imperial Dou Team with hidden weapons, seriously injuring Yu Tianheng before charging into the rear line.
• Dugu Yan used Jade Scale Purple Poison against Tang San, but he broke her Third Spirit Ability and then forced Ye Lingling to treat Xiao Wu.
• Flender shouted for Tang San to stop, and Dugu Yan conceded defeat, but Tang San continued threatening Ye Lingling while Dugu Yan protested that her injured teammates needed treatment too.

After Tang San’s brutal match against the Imperial Dou Team, Qin Ming blamed Dugu Yan and asserted control over the injured team, while Dugu Yan left to seek help from the academy’s education committee. Yu Tianheng woke later unaware of the conflict, and Qin Ming took him and Ye Lingling away as the rest of the team questioned his change in behavior.

• Ye Lingling treated Xiao Wu first under Tang San’s threat, while the injured Yu Tianheng was left for later care and the Shrek Team was escorted from the Great Soul Arena without its promised reward.
• Dugu Yan confronted Qin Ming over failing to protect his students, but he blamed her use of Jade Scale Purple Poison and replaced her as vice-captain with Yu Feng.
• Dugu Yan stormed off to report Qin Ming to the academy’s education committee, while Qin Ming stopped Ye Lingling from following her.
• After a Healing System Spirit Master treated Yu Tianheng, he woke and asked where Dugu Yan was, but Qin Ming gave him a false explanation and ordered him and Ye Lingling to leave with him.
• Osler and Yu Feng privately questioned Qin Ming’s changed behavior and suspected it began after Shen Tianchen defeated their team.

After the Great Soul Arena blacklisted the Shrek Team, Qin Ming brought Yu Tianheng and Ye Lingling to apologize and treat their injuries. Ye Lingling left distrustful of Qin Ming and returned toward Heaven Dou City with Dugu Yan, while Dugu Bo worried about his granddaughter and Shen Tianchen tried to reassure him.

• Flender regretted accepting the Great Soul Arena manager's invitation after the Shrek Team lost its rewards, badges, and eligibility to fight there.
• Qin Ming arrived with Yu Tianheng and Ye Lingling, and Yu Tianheng apologized for Xiao Wu's injuries on behalf of the Imperial Dou Team.
• Ye Lingling treated the Shrek group's injuries, but rejected Tang San's apology and left to rest.
• Dugu Yan found Ye Lingling, learned Qin Ming had once attended Shrek Academy, and arranged an escort back to Heaven Dou City so they could report the incident.
• Dugu Bo told Shen Tianchen he feared something had happened to Dugu Yan, and Shen Tianchen reassured him that she was not in mortal danger.

Dugu Bo discussed settling old scores with Chrysanthemum Douluo and Ghost Douluo, while Shen Tianchen warned him to be cautious. Yu Xiaogang spoke with Yu Tianheng about returning to the Yu family and tried to recruit him to Shrek Academy, but Tianheng refused.

• Dugu Bo told Shen Tianchen he intended to settle his old grudges against Chrysanthemum Douluo and Ghost Douluo, and Shen Tianchen warned him not to underestimate the pair.
• After Qin Ming left, Yu Tianheng stayed with Yu Xiaogang and told him that his grandfather still wanted him to return to the family.
• Yu Xiaogang said he would not return until he had proven himself, then praised Tang San as his direct disciple and predicted he would become a renowned powerhouse.
• Yu Tianheng mentioned Shen Tianchen, and Yu Xiaogang recalled meeting him and being rejected when he had tried to take him as a disciple.
• Yu Xiaogang invited Yu Tianheng to transfer from Heaven Dou Royal Academy to Shrek Academy, but Yu Tianheng declined because his family would oppose it and he had other concerns.

Qin Ming persuaded Flender to consider merging Shrek Academy with Heaven Dou Royal Academy so its students could enter the Spirit Master Tournament. Li Ping and Chen Wei reached Heaven Dou Royal Academy but were stopped at the gate until Feng Xiaotian recognized them as Shen Tianchen’s friends and brought them inside.

• Yu Tianheng learned that Ye Lingling and Dugu Yan had already returned to the academy and hurried back after informing Yu Feng.
• Qin Ming proposed that Shrek Academy join Heaven Dou Royal Academy’s second team to gain a tournament slot, training grounds, and resources.
• Flender agreed to consider the merger, and the group planned to meet Qin Ming in Heaven Dou City two months later.
• Flender decided to take the Shrek students to Silvis City for experience before heading to Heaven Dou City.
• Li Ping and Chen Wei arrived at Heaven Dou Royal Academy, where the guards refused them entry without an escort.
• Feng Xiaotian recognized Li Ping and Chen Wei as Shen Tianchen’s friends and led them into the academy.

Li Ping and Chen Wei joined Imperial Dou Second Team, completing its lineup, and the team began a sparring match against Heaven Dou Royal Academy teachers. Shen Tianchen concealed his true strength until revealing his unusual four-ring configuration to Abu, leaving the teacher stunned.

• Shen Tianchen welcomed Li Ping and Chen Wei, and Zhou Qi agreed to handle their enrollment at Heaven Dou Royal Academy.
• Li Ping explained that his turtle-shell martial spirit could protect teammates, while Chen Wei described his Ghost Tiger's speed and harassment role.
• Shen Tianchen assigned the team's formation, placing Li Ping in the backline and himself and Huo Wushuang at the front.
• Bai Baoshan oversaw the match as Imperial Dou Second Team faced five veteran academy teachers led by the fifty-third-level Spirit King Abu.
• Shen Tianchen and Huo Wushuang held their ground against Abu, who praised Shen Tianchen's swordsmanship before Shen revealed his three purple and one black spirit rings.

Shen Tianchen and his teammates fought the academy instructors in a sparring match, using their coordinated skills to withstand Abu's attacks. Shen Tianchen's new Sword Domain Space helped turn the tide, and Bai Baoshan declared the students the winners.

• Shen Tianchen broke through Abu's Shocking Heaven Bodyguard with his Second Spirit Ability, Dragon Scale Split, while Huo Wushuang joined the attack.
• Feng Xiaotian and Chen Wei held off their opponents as Li Ping blocked the Green Rain Sparrow Soul Master's charge toward Ning Rongrong, who strengthened Li Ping with her buffs.
• Abu unleashed his Fifth Spirit Ability, Rod Sweeps the Universe, against the students.
• Shen Tianchen activated the second form of the Dragon Abyss Sword Technique, Sword Domain Space, slowing Abu's attack so Huo Wu and Feng Xiaotian could knock it off course.
• Bai Baoshan recognized Shen Tianchen's grasp of the Power of Space, praised the new students, and ended the spar by declaring their victory.

Ning Fengzhi secretly agreed to cooperate with the Worship Hall after learning Qian Daoliu was still alive, while Demon Subduing Douluo visited Shen Tianchen and promised help with obtaining a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast. Demon Subduing Douluo then considered having Shen Tianchen lead Heaven Dou Royal Academy to the championship, though he had yet to learn whether Qian Daoliu would approve.

• Ning Fengzhi, Chen Xin, and Gu Rong discussed the Worship Hall's secret letter and decided to keep their cooperation hidden, with Gu Rong waiting for its representative.
• Demon Subduing Douluo met Gu Rong and negotiated a preliminary agreement with Ning Fengzhi, including secret protection, an even split of disputed markets, and secrecy until Shen Tianchen reached Soul Douluo.
• Demon Subduing Douluo secretly entered Heaven Dou Royal Academy and told Shen Tianchen that he and Qianjun Douluo would help him hunt a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast.
• Demon Subduing Douluo informed Shen Tianchen of the agreement between the Worship Hall and the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, then returned to report.
• Demon Subduing Douluo considered having Shen Tianchen lead a team from Heaven Dou Royal Academy to win the championship, but did not know whether Qian Daoliu would approve.

Shen Tianchen gave his teammates immortal herbs to strengthen them and proposed regular spirit duels to improve their coordination. Meanwhile, Dugu Yan returned to the academy with Ye Lingling and asked Dugu Bo to punish Qin Ming, leaving him determined to make Qin Ming pay once the rest of the first team returned.

• Shen Tianchen proposed that the team fight nightly at the Great Soul Arena, and the members agreed to use the duels to prepare for the Spirit Master Tournament.
• Shen Tianchen showed Feng Xiaotian and the others Autumn Water Immortal Dew, explained its benefits and poisonous thorns, and gave the first two herbs to Huo Wushuang and Huo Wu.
• Shen Tianchen distributed suitable immortal herbs to the rest of the team and sent everyone to absorb them in separate rooms.
• Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling returned to the academy with soldiers, and Dugu Yan took Ye Lingling to Dugu Bo to report Qin Ming.
• Dugu Bo comforted Dugu Yan and vowed to make Qin Ming pay after the rest of the first team returned.

Feng Xiaotian, Huo Wushuang, Huo Wu, Chen Wei, and Li Ping absorbed immortal herbs and greatly improved their strength, while Shen Tianchen prepared the team for its next steps. The Imperial Dou First Team’s unexpected return raised questions, but Shen Tianchen chose not to investigate.

• Ye Lingling told Meng Shenji and Zhi Lin that the others were fine but that Qin Ming had changed, then returned to her dormitory.
• Feng Xiaotian finished absorbing his herb, gained six Soul Power levels, and said his family was likely to reconsider Shen Tianchen’s proposal.
• Chen Wei, Li Ping, and Huo Wushuang emerged at level forty, and Huo Wu’s Fire Shadow Martial Soul gained dizziness and paralysis properties after her herb’s toxins merged with it.
• Shen Tianchen said the team would adjust its lineup, continue with the planned spirit battle, and obtain Soul Rings the next day; Huo Wushuang and the others went to inform their families.
• Chen Wei and Li Ping pledged to follow Shen Tianchen, who urged everyone to cultivate and win the championship so their families could benefit.
• Ning Rongrong noticed Ye Lingling and complained about the Imperial Dou First Team’s return, while Shen Tianchen suspected Qin Ming had caused trouble and decided not to get involved.